About Floating Trash Barrier:
- Floating trash barrier could address the serious environmental issue of floating solid waste pollution plaguing India’s water bodies.
- The FTB uses the natural flow of water to bring the trash to the riverbank where it is deployed and from there the trash is manually or mechanically removed.
- The FTB is deployed in eight cities — Bengaluru, Chennai, Puducherry, Hyderabad, Mysuru, Thanjavur, Tuticorin and Coimbatore.
- The FTB is said to be successful in cleaning up the Cooum in Chennai and the Musi in Hyderabad.
- In Bengaluru, it has been deployed in some storm-water drains, and Nagawara and Dasarahalli lakes.
Cleaning and Restoring India’s Water Bodies Challenge:
- Cleaning and Restoring India’s Water Bodies Challenge was conducted by the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA).
- The challenge was conducted by the Waste to Wealth Mission — Swachh Bharat Unnat Bharat Mission under the Office of the PSA during November 27, 2020 and February 17, 2021.
Source : The Hindu
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